AU2003206053A1 - Illumination system combining diffuse homogeneous lighting with direct spot illumination - Google Patents

Illumination system combining diffuse homogeneous lighting with direct spot illumination

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Publication number
AU2003206053A1
AU2003206053A1 AU2003206053A AU2003206053A AU2003206053A1 AU 2003206053 A1 AU2003206053 A1 AU 2003206053A1 AU 2003206053 A AU2003206053 A AU 2003206053A AU 2003206053 A AU2003206053 A AU 2003206053A AU 2003206053 A1 AU2003206053 A1 AU 2003206053A1
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Prior art keywords
illumination
system combining
direct spot
homogeneous lighting
illumination system
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Abandoned
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AU2003206053A
Inventor
Christoph G. A. Hoelen
Cornelis J. Jalink
Nicola B. Pfeffer
Jelle H. Schuurmans
Stefan M. Verbrugh
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Koninklijke Philips NV
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Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV
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Publication of AU2003206053A1 publication Critical patent/AU2003206053A1/en
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/0001—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings specially adapted for lighting devices or systems
    • G02B6/0011—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings specially adapted for lighting devices or systems the light guides being planar or of plate-like form
    • G02B6/0033—Means for improving the coupling-out of light from the light guide
    • G02B6/0058—Means for improving the coupling-out of light from the light guide varying in density, size, shape or depth along the light guide
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/0001—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings specially adapted for lighting devices or systems
    • G02B6/0011—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings specially adapted for lighting devices or systems the light guides being planar or of plate-like form
    • G02B6/0033—Means for improving the coupling-out of light from the light guide
    • G02B6/0035—Means for improving the coupling-out of light from the light guide provided on the surface of the light guide or in the bulk of it
    • G02B6/0036—2-D arrangement of prisms, protrusions, indentations or roughened surfaces
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/0001—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings specially adapted for lighting devices or systems
    • G02B6/0011—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings specially adapted for lighting devices or systems the light guides being planar or of plate-like form
    • G02B6/0033—Means for improving the coupling-out of light from the light guide
    • G02B6/0035—Means for improving the coupling-out of light from the light guide provided on the surface of the light guide or in the bulk of it
    • G02B6/0038—Linear indentations or grooves, e.g. arc-shaped grooves or meandering grooves, extending over the full length or width of the light guide
AU2003206053A 2002-03-05 2003-02-21 Illumination system combining diffuse homogeneous lighting with direct spot illumination Abandoned AU2003206053A1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
EP02075880 2002-03-05
EP02075880.1 2002-03-05
PCT/IB2003/000685 WO2003075051A1 (en) 2002-03-05 2003-02-21 Illumination system combining diffuse homogeneous lighting with direct spot illumination

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AU2003206053A1 true AU2003206053A1 (en) 2003-09-16

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US (1) US7588361B2 (en)
EP (1) EP1483604A1 (en)
JP (1) JP4317458B2 (en)
CN (1) CN1639595A (en)
AU (1) AU2003206053A1 (en)
WO (1) WO2003075051A1 (en)

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US20050231981A1 (en) 2005-10-20
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MK6 Application lapsed section 142(2)(f)/reg. 8.3(3) - pct applic. not entering national phase